After Bushisms come Mushisms

Mid-day, a Mumbai tabloid, draws up list of Musharraf’s super idiotic comments. Here are some of the “funnier” ones... Although the tabloid’s own editing skills leave a lot to be desired, but I did laugh out loud when I read the first quote which is perhaps the funniest one.

Kaun kehta hai ke hum Amreeka se peechay hain? If they have Bush, we have Mush.



If a person is miserable in this life, he thinks he’s going to be a VIP in heaven
— After the spurt in suicide bombings in Pakistan

A lot of people say that if you want to go abroad and get a visa from Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped.
— On rape victims

It is not dictatorship here! How can you reinstate judges if you become prime minister? How?
— Following the controversy over reinstating judges

I know what they (Pakistanis) feel about the Emergency when all these suicide bombings were taking place. Their view is, why have I done it so late?
— After imposing the Emergency

Each and every individual Pakistani was in favour of his winning, each and every one. I don’t think there could be a single Pakistani who was against him
— On US President George W Bush’s election win

We have developed Ghauri, which is a most effective missile and better than Agni. India has the ambition to reach the world, but we have the capability to reach India.
— On the Indian military on April 15, 1999